BlueL82

The filler (adhesive?) between the rear clip and the door jamb is cracked and missing in some spots. I was planning on just filling it with fiberglass and resin, but is there a better material to use? I have attached pics.

0Willcox Corvette

If the car were here in my shop I'd grind it out with what we call a dove tail bit, then we'd clean it out from the dust and apply (inject) Sems panel glue p/n 39747 and allow it to dry. This glue looks factory and can be finished out once dry.

The only issue is it takes a special gun to shoot this glue so you might want to follow the same instructions above and use something different like Vette Bond.

Willcox

Sayfoo

A good urethane calk would work. Cheap at HomeDepot

Easy Mike

Not recommended. Some of those will not hold paint.

Sayfoo

The important word here is "some". Some/most do. High strength and slightly flexible.

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mvftw

Curious...in the show 'The Lost Corvettes' (i think it was the '66) the guy was filling in rivets with maybe that same stuff...

0Willcox Corvette

We use it all the time for this type of repair as well as bonding quarter panels, fenders and even the complete from ends. It has been a great product since it mimic's the original style two part epoxy, it can be painted and the cure time is slow vs. the original stuff which set up so fast it wasn't funny. So when you hang a front end on a car you have plenty of time to work with the panel and line stuff up so that it fits, clamp it and forget about it till the next day.

I highly doubt any urethane caulk would have the holding strength of the SEM product, the Sem product is a glue it one time and be done with it when dry.

IMHO,

Willcox

BlueL82

Thanks everyone for the input. I'll be going with the sems glue. The damage is quite drastic, the panel even can flex and the panel the t-top locks into is starting to pull away. I'd like to get the right product to seal it up and make a long lasting repair, now just to find an application gun, not really willing to spend 150+ on a gun I won't be using often, time to search eBay and others.

Thanks everyone

BlueL82

Hello everyone, I have an update. After trying to search for an application gun and realizing I'd be shelling out ~$200 for a one use tool, I figured the Vette Panel Adhesive was the way to go. I heard quite a bit about this Vpa, but this was my first time using it, the stuff rocks. Nice and easy to apply, and sands extremely easily. For the really bad spots, where the cracks on the rear clip used to be, I packed a 50ml syringe with vpa and injected it. Then, I'd let it dry and use my compressor to blow out the dried up vpa back out of the syringe, then use it again. Came out amazing, this stuff is now my go to.

Here are some pics of how the work turned out, The primer was being wet sanded in the last pictures. I'll have to post more after I apply color.






Thanks again, everyone. Also, something I learned and wanted to share, I would mask off the surrounding area. I had a few drips here and there.